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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Sometimes mistaken for N. pseudonarcissus because of its solitary, yellowish flowers, but N. ×incomparabilis has a corona only about half the length of the tepals. Read more in Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
This is the horticultural hybrid between N. pseudonarcissus and N. poeticus, and as its parentage suggests, the flowers are intermediate in size, a pale yellow corolla with an orange corona, says Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×incomparabilis [poeticus × pseudonarcissus]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of New York State (Werier, 2017)
Narcissus poeticus × pseudonarcissus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-004:
Narcissus incomparabilis FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Nonesuch Daffodil
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JK Marlow jkm230219_1144
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230219_1145
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
Leaves somewhat glaucous, > 8 mm wide, flattened, solid, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm230219_1149
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
Corona 10-25mm long, distinctly shorter than the perianth lobes; corona margin undulate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm230219_1151
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
Tepals > 10mm wide. Corona usually conspicuously darker in color than the tepals, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1176
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1177
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1178
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
So many cultivars...
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1180
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
Corona 10-25mm long, distinctly shorter than the perianth lobes; corona margin undulate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1184
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1185
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1187
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
Another cultivar...
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1188
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1190
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1191
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1194
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1197
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
Hypanthial tube (below the tepals) distinctly widening toward its apex; stem distinctly 2-edged, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm190318_6824
March Greenville County SC
Furman University
This sterile taxon is native to France and thought to be a natural hybrid (Narcissus, Webb 1980), per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm190318_6824c
March Greenville County SC
Furman University
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JK Marlow jkm240312_7684
March Greenville County SC
A double-flower form: corona divided into numerous segments resembling tepals, stamens petaloid, per Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm240312_7687
March Greenville County SC
This may be the heirloom 'Butter-and-Eggs', a double-flower cultivar that dates back to the 1700s.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Narcissus ×incomparabilis [poeticus × pseudonarcissus]
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of New York State (Werier, 2017)
Narcissus poeticus × pseudonarcissus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the Daffodils (Narcissus, Amaryllidaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2014)
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Narcissus ×incomparabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-01-004:
Narcissus incomparabilis
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, roadsides, woodland borders, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon (rare in NC Mountains & SC Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
Leaves flat, 0.5-1.5cm wide
FLOWER:
Spring
Tepals cream or pale yellow; corona usually darker
6 tepals
Corona shorter than perianth lobes
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary, terminal
FRUIT:
Capsule
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